Open research questions in Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
321 gap statements mined from Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,881 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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The accumulation of stress caused by the sheer quantity of work, the lack of time to focus on teaching and learning, a lack of sufficient teachers, and having to care for an increasing number of staff and students with mental health issues. The level of destabilisation and chaos that the situation could cause, should it continue to rise. The ever-decreasing number of applicants for school leadership positions.
Responding to the Current Capricious State of Australian Educational Leadership: We Should Have Seen It Coming! · 2024 · DOIThe lack of a relational approach to school leadership practice. The need for a holistic approach to relationally based educational leadership. The current approaches to school leadership are ineffective towards redressing the issues of leadership, wellbeing, and burnout.
Responding to the Current Capricious State of Australian Educational Leadership: We Should Have Seen It Coming! · 2024 · DOIIt argues that the theory's failure to garner evidence from a scientific methodological analysis may not invalidate its efficacy if viewed from an alternative lens. The paper highlights the need for an alternative approach to understand transformational leadership.
It highlights the need to explore the intermediary function of organizational intelligence.
Examining How Strategic Alignment Drives Organizational Sustainability through Organizational Intelligence in Saudi Telecommunications within Vision 2030 · 2026 · DOIFuture research should focus on the development of data-driven strategic planning models. Research should examine the impact of strategic planning on healthcare outcomes. The study suggests the need for more research on the role of human resource competency development and infrastructure improvement in healthcare systems.
The role of strategic planning in improving the effectiveness of healthcare systems: A literature review · 2026 · DOIThere is a need for more research on the role of strategic planning in improving the effectiveness of healthcare systems. The study highlights the importance of addressing the challenges faced by healthcare systems.
The role of strategic planning in improving the effectiveness of healthcare systems: A literature review · 2026 · DOIResearch on strengthening organisational culture remains largely fragmented and has not yet systematically integrated the dimension of values with the mechanisms for their implementation. There is a need for a comprehensive strategic framework for strengthening organisational culture.
Strategies for Strengthening Organisational Culture to Enhance Institutional Competitiveness · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need for further research on the development of soft skills and their contribution to business resilience and competitiveness.
Desarrollo de habilidades blandas de estudiantes de programas de Administración de Empresas y su contribución a la resiliencia empresarial y la competitividad · 2026 · DOIFuture studies should examine the relationship between TQM perceptions and work motivation in other industries. Future research should investigate the impact of TQM on employee motivation and job satisfaction. Future studies should explore the role of customer-oriented approaches in improving employee motivation.
The study notes that there are limited studies examining the relationship between TQM perceptions and work motivation.
Further research can be conducted to examine the relationship between competitive strategies and firm performance in different contexts. Further research can be conducted to examine the mediating role of other leadership behaviors.
The Mediating Role of Leadership in the Effect of Competitive Strategies on Firm Performance: A Research in Van Province · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the application of internal marketing in different industries. It could investigate the impact of internal marketing on organizational performance. The study suggests that future research could examine the role of internal marketing in enhancing the competitiveness of business entities.
INTERNAL MARKETING AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE AND MANAGERIAL POTENTIAL AND ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BUSINESS ENTITIES · 2026 · DOIThere is a lack of empirical evidence on the relationship between internal communication satisfaction dimensions and employee readiness for change. Prior work has highlighted the importance of internal communication, but has not examined its relationship with change readiness in detail.
The limitation of this research is the small sample size due to the short data collection period. Consequently, this study employed a sample size that meets only the minimum response rate required for structural equation modeling analysis. The application of these research findings in the future may yield different results.
Strategic Management Accounting and Competitiveness Affecting Sustainable Performance: The Moderating Role of Organizational Learning Capability and Competitive Culture · 2026 · DOIThis study is limited to the perspectives of academics. They further emphasized that teaching activities, academics’ cultural and social contributions, and projects—still underrecognized in PM processes—should be given greater prominence.
The study highlights the need to challenge top-down quality assurance models. The study identifies the misalignment between quality assurance management and the key quality imperatives.
Gauging the leadership roles of higher education leaders in advancing quality imperatives via structural equation modelling · 2026 · DOIIt highlights the need for more scientific and applicable methods in monitoring and evaluating strategic objectives.
Weighting Strategic Plan Goals and Evaluating Annual University Performance Using FUCOM and MARCOS: The Case of a State University · 2026 · DOIThere is a gap in understanding the relationship between Strategic Flexibility and Institutional Excellence. Prior work has investigated the relationship between Strategic Flexibility and Organizational Performance, but not Institutional Excellence.
The Impact of Strategic Flexibility on the Institutional Excellence: A Field Study at Private Yemeni Universities · 2026 · DOIGlobal higher education research communities should give greater attention to quality imperatives. The study recommends advancing research through cross-national, longitudinal, and stakeholder-inclusive approaches.
Gauging the leadership roles of higher education leaders in advancing quality imperatives via structural equation modelling · 2026 · DOITo guarantee that systems work well and enhance employee or organizational performance, management should first make investments in their upkeep and modernization. Second, in order to maximize the system’s advantages, regular training programs should be offered to employees or users to improve their capacity to use it effectively.
The Impact of Performance Appraisal System on Employee's Productivity: A Case Study of Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL), Managerial Employees' Perspective · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the mediating role of leadership behaviors. The study aims to contribute to the literature in the field by examining this gap.
The Mediating Role of Leadership in the Effect of Competitive Strategies on Firm Performance: A Research in Van Province · 2026 · DOIThe paper suggests that future research should focus on the development of a culture that is open, participative, and oriented towards results, - The paper implies that future research should explore the relationship between organizational culture and strategic…
The role of organizational culture in the effective implementation of strategic planning in central public authorities of the Republic of Moldova · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the role of organizational culture in strategic planning, - The paper suggests that organizational culture is a key factor in the success of strategy…
The role of organizational culture in the effective implementation of strategic planning in central public authorities of the Republic of Moldova · 2026 · DOIBased on the preceding findings, the researcher recommends the following…
A Proposed Administrative and Educational Vision to Deepen Organizational Loyalty in Private Jordanian Technical Community Colleges in Light of "Leading by Love" From the Perspective of the Faculty Members Working There · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in understanding the role of social capital in mediating the relationship between organizational legitimacy, social responsibility, and employee loyalty.
Organizational Legitimacy, Social Responsibility, and Employee Loyalty: The Role of Social Capital Mediation at Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati · 2026 · DOI
Most-cited papers in Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
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- Marketing Strategy-Performance Relationship: An Investigation of the Empirical Link in Export Market Ventures · Journal of Marketing · 1994 · 2,586 citations
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- POWER IN TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS: DIMENSIONS, MEASUREMENT, AND VALIDATION. · Academy of Management Journal · 1992 · 2,208 citations
- Measuring organizational performance in the absence of objective measures: The case of the privately‐held firm and conglomerate business unit · Strategic Management Journal · 1984 · 2,205 citations
- A Spatial Model of Effectiveness Criteria: Towards a Competing Values Approach to Organizational Analysis · Management Science · 1983 · 2,016 citations
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- The role of strategic planning in improving the effectiveness of healthcare systems: A literature review · Indonesian Journal of Health Science · 2026
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